CoutureStuff http://www.couturestuff.com My sewing adventures Thu, 23 Feb 2017 07:28:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.20 Retired Blog http://www.couturestuff.com/retired-blog/ http://www.couturestuff.com/retired-blog/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:53:12 +0000 http://www.couturestuff.com/?p=4648 This is not a big surprise considering the lack of updates last year. I’m too busy with Sacôtin, Pop Couture, my “office” job and the rest of life to have time to properly take care of Couture Stuff. So Couture Stuff … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.couturestuff.com/retired-blog/feed/ 0 Round summer bag… with mustache http://www.couturestuff.com/round-summer-bag-with-mustache/ http://www.couturestuff.com/round-summer-bag-with-mustache/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 12:39:02 +0000 http://www.couturestuff.com/?p=4638 I treated myself to his round summer bag, sewn from the Sacôtin “Candy radiating bag pattern”. A pattern I created. I already sew a few of these but I want to preserve them as “archives” for my little business. So … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.couturestuff.com/round-summer-bag-with-mustache/feed/ 0 New French bag sewing patterns http://www.couturestuff.com/french-bag-sewing-patterns/ http://www.couturestuff.com/french-bag-sewing-patterns/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 10:11:31 +0000 http://www.couturestuff.com/?p=4629 This is a big day for me! Today I’m officially launching Sacôtin, my line of bag sewing patterns. You can now discover the 4 patterns I’ve created for the spring-summer 2013 collection. These pdf patterns are available in French and English. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.couturestuff.com/french-bag-sewing-patterns/feed/ 2 Ghastly Family zippered pouch http://www.couturestuff.com/ghastly-family-zippered-pouch/ http://www.couturestuff.com/ghastly-family-zippered-pouch/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:18:12 +0000 http://www.couturestuff.com/?p=4620 I finally took some time to sew this zippered pouch that I wanted to offer to my friend Isabelle… For Christmas … Hum no, not the next Christmas, the one that went by 5 months ago! I took advantage of the “calm … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.couturestuff.com/ghastly-family-zippered-pouch/feed/ 0 1950 free sewing book : how to make gloves http://www.couturestuff.com/1950-free-sewing-book-how-to-make-gloves/ http://www.couturestuff.com/1950-free-sewing-book-how-to-make-gloves/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 14:19:16 +0000 http://www.couturestuff.com/?p=4609 Many knew the wonderful website that was VintageSewing.info.  Unfortunately the website has been down since 2011. Nobody seems to really know what happened to vintagesewing.info and I thought it would be a shame if all their wonderful and hard work was lost … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.couturestuff.com/1950-free-sewing-book-how-to-make-gloves/feed/ 4 Win 4 bag patterns http://www.couturestuff.com/win-4-bag-patterns/ http://www.couturestuff.com/win-4-bag-patterns/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:00:15 +0000 http://www.couturestuff.com/?p=4328 A short message to update you on my progress in the Sacôtin adventure, to announce the launch date and perhaps give you a chance to win bag patterns… Sacôtin bag patterns of course 😉 For those who do not know, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.couturestuff.com/win-4-bag-patterns/feed/ 1 Vintage toy sewing machine http://www.couturestuff.com/vintage-toy-sewing-machine/ http://www.couturestuff.com/vintage-toy-sewing-machine/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:55:34 +0000 http://www.couturestuff.com/?p=4320 Each time I’ve been passing by my Kay-ee Sew Master (toy sewing machine from the 40’s), for the last 9 months,  I’ve been thinking : “I really need to take photos of it for the blog, it’s just too cute”. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.couturestuff.com/vintage-toy-sewing-machine/feed/ 3 Easy sling bag tutorial http://www.couturestuff.com/easy-sling-bag-tutorial/ http://www.couturestuff.com/easy-sling-bag-tutorial/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:00:50 +0000 http://www.couturestuff.fr/?p=1682 Here is an easy tutorial for making a sling bag like the one pictured below. This bag is worn across the body or as a regular shoulder bag. You can see other pictures of the bag here. This is an … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.couturestuff.com/sacotin-bag-patterns/feed/ 0 Fabrics from India http://www.couturestuff.com/fabrics-from-india/ http://www.couturestuff.com/fabrics-from-india/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://nacouture.fr/CoutureStuff/http:/nacouture.fr/CoutureStuff/tissus-dinde-acte-i-2/ A few months ago I had the pleasure of visiting a friend in India and in addition to the expected fabric buying frenzy, this trip was a feast for the eyes. If you’re like me, one of the clichés that … Continue reading →

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